jon: thank you. julie: republicans are feeling the pressure to sign a pledge getting the national debt under control. the plan calls for spending cuts, a spending cap and a balanced budget. big names in the gop have signed on the dotted line. molly henneberg is live to tell us more. >> reporter: this is sponsored by a number of fiscally conservative groups and it asks lawmakers to cut cap and balance, cut federal spending substantially, cap federal spending in an enforceable way and pass a budget amendment -- julie: we have to interrupt as we bring you breaking news. dominique strauss-kahn we kr-pbt seen a grin on his case. he has been released on his own recog nance again as he walks arm and arm with his wife amid a media circle. the french media in particular are loving this story today. from the very beginning there had been a lot of speculation that not only was the maid story completely false, jon, but in fact there was some sort of conspiracy theory because he was a frontrunner to run against n